Maude Mae (Poteet) Sejkora

Maude Mae (Poteet) Sejkora, 96 of Burchard, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Gold Crest in Adams, Nebraska.  She was born on October 18, 1919, the youngest daughter of Roy and Maggie (Henderson) Poteet.  She had two older sisters, Audrey Wehrbein and Camilla Bookwalter.  Maude and her sisters attended Burchard schools. During the last couple of years of high school, Maude worked at the telephone office in Burchard.  She worked an eight hour day in three shifts-five days a week and her pay was nine cents an hour.

Maude married Raymond "Shorty" Sejkora on January 8, 1941, at Guide Rock, Nebraska, Reverend Cochran officiated. To this union  five children were born: Maggie, Patricia, Myrna, Bradford, and Bruce.

Maude and Shorty were life time farmers, living in four locations around the Burchard area.  Shorty and Maude worked as a team and were together for 37 years until Shorty’s death in December 1976. Maude continued living on the farm until 2014 when she moved to Platte City, Missouri with her daughter and husband.  The last few years were spent in Adams at the Gold Crest Retirement Center. 

Maude was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Worthwhile Extension Club, and the Burchard Methodist Church.  She taught many years of Sunday School, held several offices in Club and Eastern Star.  Maude worked many years as an area contributor for the Pawnee Republican.  She was an accomplished seamstress, making clothes for herself and her three daughters-from every day dresses and school clothes to costumes for plays, cheer leading skirts, prom dresses and bridesmaid dresses.  Maude also made quilts.  She made each of her kids a full sized quilt and made 40 plus baby quilts, many sets of dish towels and pillow cases.  Maude sold Avon for the area for a few years during the kids’ early years.  After Shorty’s death, Maude filled some of her long days working for Patty Stake at her store in Pawnee.

Maude was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Maggie Poteet, husband Shorty, two sisters, two granddaughters, Lori Schmit and Kara Sejkora.

Maude is survived by her five children and spouses; Maggie Schmit and David of Lincoln, NE, Patricia Seip and husband Terry of Pasadena, CA, Myrna Usher and husband Michael of Platte City, MO, Bradford Sejkora and Linda of Burchard, NE, Bruce Sejkora and Mary of Beatrice, NE, 18 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Maude will be missed especially by her family at the annual October Roast in honor of her birthday and early Christmas  that took place at the farm where many wonderful memories were shared and new ones created.

Services 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 26, 2016 at Burchard United Methodist Church, Burchard, Nebraska. Officiating Reverend Sherry Sklenar.  Visitation Sunday, September 25, 2016 from Noon-8 p.m., with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m. at Wherry Mortuary, 919 G Street, Pawnee City, Nebraska.  Interment at the Burchard Cemetery.  Memorials to the Burchard Cemetery, Burchard, Nebraska.  Online  condolences may  be left at www.wherrymortuary.com. 

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